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README - Replication Data 
"Gas on the Fire: Great Power Alliances and Petrostate Aggression"
International Studies Perspectives

Inwook Kim and Jackson Woods
George Washington University
April 28, 2015

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Thank you for your interest in this data. Please observe the following
if you wish to replicate, modify, or extend our analysis.

1. Any research utilizing this dataset must cite BOTH of the following:

Kim, Inwook & Jackson Woods. Forthcoming. "Gas on the Fire: Great Power 
Alliances and Petrostate Aggression." International Studies Perspectives.

Colgan, Jeff. 2010. "Oil and Revolutionary Governments: Fuel for International
Conflict." International Organization 64, pp. 661-694.

2. The data are provided in Stata format as well as raw CSV format. Users of 
Stata version 12 and below should use the file "gas_on_the_fire_archive_stata12.dta".
The CSV file is provided merely as a convenience. The original analysis was
conducted in Stata 13 with the provided Stata file.

3. The provided .do file contains three Stata commands for replicating the results
presented in the paper:
	a. Table 3, Model 1 (primary result)
	b. Table 3, Model 2 (alternative model with enduring rivalry variable)
	c. Footnote 14 robustness check 

4. Any questions concerning this data may be directed to Jackson Woods: 
	jsethw@gwmail.gwu.edu
	www.jackson-woods.net